10 Species 10 Years Later
<p>This report, 10 Species, 10 Years Later, summarizes the best information available about the wildlife featured. We selected these species for many reasons: They represent different types of affected
Gulf Of Mexico
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People kill birds, not theories, claim biologists
At the beginning of this month when about 5,000 red-winged blackbirds fell from the sky in one night in Arkansas, biologists were called on to put a damper on public speculation about pesticides and secret military tests by reminding everyone how many birds there are and how many die.
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UK ill-equipped to handle disaster, says committee
The Gulf of Mexico oil spill last year raises concern that Britain may not be prepared to deal with a disaster in Scottish waters, UK lawmakers said. Parliament
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US sues BP, 9 others for oil spill
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BP Made Risky Decisions Before Spill: Panel Document
BP made a series of decisions while drilling its doomed Macondo well that saved time but added risks prior to its massive Gulf spill, according to a White House oil spill commission document leaked by a media outlet. The chart compiled by the commission's investigative team outlines 11 unnecessary actions taken by BP and its partners in the lead-up to the largest offshore oil spill in U.S.
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Final settlement phase for BP oil spill begins
Now comes the hard part.
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More Oil From BP Spill Chemically Dispersed: NOAA
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said on Tuesday that more oil from the BP spill was chemically dispersed than previously estimated but it made no changes to its estimate of how much oil surged into the Gulf of Mexico and how much was captured. The revised estimates were the first since August and were based on a system developed by federal authorities called an Oil Bu
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Fishing Nations Wrangle In Paris Over Saving Tuna
Fishing nations came under fresh pressure on Friday to cut Atlantic bluefin tuna quotas as negotiators got into the thick of annual wrangling over limits at talks in Paris. With widespread uncertainty over how many fish are left to be caught, the United States urged a lower quota than last year and Japan called for a crackdown on unreported fishing which environmental groups say is rampant.
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Globally GREEN Oil spill threatens whale sharks
The Gulf oil spill has ruined a vital stretch of feeding habitat for whale sharks -probably one of the world's largest fish, says a new research. Around 4.9 million barrels of oil (one barrel is equivalent to 159 litres) flowed into an area south of the Mississippi River Delta, where one-third of all the northern Gulf of Mexico whale shark sightings have occurred in recent years, say scientists
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Seafood exports up on US demand post-BP oil spill
THE loss of marine life in the Gulf of Mexico after the disastrous BP oil spill has become a business bonanza for Indian prawn and shrimp farms. Seafood exports to the US have seen an unexpected growth in the first five months of the current fiscal. Seafood shipped to the US has seen a 60% increase in the April to August period this year.
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US deep-water drilling ban lifted
BLOOMBERG Washington/New York, 12 October US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said he is lifting the Obama administration